Croftlands Junior School
Oakwood Drive, Ulverston, LA12 9JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Lou Mahon
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 152
- URN
- 112198
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01229585211
About this school
Croftlands Junior School is a community primary school in Ulverston. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 152 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Croftlands Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 September 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 34 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 41% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 71% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 62% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 71% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Croftlands Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Westmorland and Furness average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 56.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 137 |
| 2023/24 | 159 |
| 2024/25 | 161 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Croftlands Junior School compares
Croftlands Junior School ranked 69th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6.4% | 15.5% | 152 | — |
| Croftlands Infant School | — | 5.4% | 5.2% | 119 | 0.0 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston | 65% | 3.2% | 7.2% | 155 | 0.5 miles |
| Sir John Barrow School | 72% | 4.4% | 18.2% | 235 | 0.8 miles |
| Church Walk CofE Primary School | 69% | 4.8% | 8.1% | 88 | 1.1 miles |
| Pennington CofE School | 65% | 3.8% | 9.4% | 211 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.53%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.44%
- Persistent absence
- 11.59%
Location
Nearby schools
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Croftlands Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Ulverston
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston0.5 miles
Primary · Ulverston
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Sir John Barrow School0.8 miles
Primary · Ulverston
-
Church Walk CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ulverston
-
Pennington CofE School1.3 miles
Primary · Ulverston
Other schools in Ulverston
Croftlands Junior School ranks 8th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Ulverston.
- Church Walk CofE Primary School Primary
- Croftlands Infant School Primary
- Leven Valley CofE Primary School Primary
- Lindal and Marton Primary School Primary
- Low Furness CofE Primary School Primary
- Pennington CofE School Primary
- Penny Bridge CofE School Primary
- Sir John Barrow School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston Primary
- Ulverston Victoria High School Secondary
- Sandside Lodge School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Croftlands Junior School teach?
- Croftlands Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Ulverston.
- Who is the headteacher of Croftlands Junior School?
- The headteacher of Croftlands Junior School is Miss Lou Mahon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Croftlands Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Croftlands Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Croftlands Junior School?
- Croftlands Junior School has 152 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Croftlands Junior School full?
- Croftlands Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 152 on roll (63%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Croftlands Junior School a faith school?
- No. Croftlands Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Croftlands Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Croftlands Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Croftlands Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Croftlands Junior School compare with other schools in Westmorland and Furness?
- Croftlands Junior School ranked 69th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Croftlands Junior School's absence rate?
- Croftlands Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Croftlands Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Croftlands Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.